The Irrational Knot. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
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Название: The Irrational Knot

Автор: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

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isbn: 4064066311971

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СКАЧАТЬ of paper, when, instead of taking a fresh sheet, she wrote across the lines already written. After signing the letter, she read it through, and added two postscripts. Then she remembered something she had forgotten to say; but there was no more room on her two sheets, and she was reluctant to use a third, which might, in a letter to France, involve extra postage. Whilst she was hesitating her brother entered.

      "Am I in your way?" she said. "I shall have done in a moment."

      "No, I am not going to write. By-the-bye, they tell me you had a letter from Marmaduke this morning. Has he anything particular to say?"

      "Nothing very particular. He is in Paris."

      "Indeed? Are you writing to him?"

      "Yes," said Constance, irritated by his disparaging tone. "Why not?"

      "Do as you please, of course. I am afraid he is a scamp."

      "Are you? You know a great deal about him, I dare say."

      "I am not much reassured by those who do know about him."

      "And who may they be? The only person you know who has seen much of him is Marian, and she doesnt speak ill of people behind their backs."

      "Marian takes rather a rose-colored view of everybody, Marmaduke included. You should talk to Nelly about him."

      "I knew it. I knew, the minute you began to talk, who had set you on."

      "I am afraid Nelly's opinion is worth more than Marians."

      "Her opinion! Everybody knows what her opinion is. She is bursting with jealousy of me."

      "Jealousy!"

      "What else? Marmaduke has never taken the least notice of her, and she is madly in love with him."

      "This is quite a new light upon the affair. Constance, are you sure you are not romancing?"

      "Romancing! Why, she cannot conceal her venom. She taunted me this morning in the summer-house because Marmaduke has never made me a formal proposal. It was the letter that made her do it. Ask Marian."

      "I can hardly believe it: I should not have supposed, from what I have observed, that she cared about him."

      You should not have supposed it from what she said: is that what you mean? I dont care whether you believe it or not."

      "Well, if you are so confident, there is no occasion to be acrimonious about Elinor. She is more to be pitied than blamed."

      "Yes, everybody is to pity Elinor because she cant have her wish and make me wretched," said Constance, beginning to cry. Whereupon Lord Carbury immediately left the room.

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